Kryvbas head coach Patrick van Leeuwen commented on the draw result in the UPL match against Kharkiv Metalist 1925 (0:0).

" Finally, we had some good matches, and the teams managed to retain the same style, the same impact and energy in the first official championship..

Looking at the change in weather - the difference is plus 20 and minus 25 degrees between Spain and here - I think the boys did a really good job. They played like a team, fought from the first to the last battle. We were not spared a little time to realize our good moment, but we did well in all the components of the game.

Debuts of Jones and Bodnar? I respect that Joseph from the moment, as he came to us a month ago, has quickly adapted to what we want to achieve with him. It is clear that there is a difference in the pace between Panama and Ukraine and our training, but the results have changed, progressed and become slower. Today it was not visible that this was his debut sustrich. The action has already been sung and is even more serious for the duration of this match. I'm also very pleased with Jones' debut.

Matviy Bodnar also showed himself very well at the training session. Like all young gravitationians, they smelled a lot during training sessions with this group. I think the decision to release Bodnar in view of his talent was correct - to give him the opportunity to make his debut and create a number of moments, even in front of him on the field, in response to his brilliance, and not just for the sake of the debut itself.

The offensive teams did not create the right scoring chances. We had singing episodes after standard situations, which were dangerous or could have become even more serious, as well as a number of moments from the match. “Also, I respect that no result is fair for this match as a whole,” the club’s press service quotes Van Leeuwen as saying.

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